Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀟𑀺𑀤 (uḍida), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀉𑀟𑀺𑀤 (*uḍida), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *uẓuntu[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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उड़द (uṛadm (Urdu spelling اڑد)

  1. urad or black gram, Vigna mungo

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: urad
  • French: urd
  • German: Urdbohne
  • Russian: урд (urd)
  • Ukrainian: урад (urad)

References

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  1. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 16.
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ur̤untu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 690.